[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990;
and by Ord. 618, 9/11/1996, § 5]
The Township of Darby hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing
rules and regulations for the design and installation of plumbing
systems, including administration, plumbing permits, and penalties,
the plumbing code known as the "BOCA Basic Plumbing Code, 1996, Tenth
Edition," save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, of which three copies have been and are now filed
in the office of the Township Secretary, and the same is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein; and from
the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof
shall be controlling in the design and installation of plumbing systems
within the corporate limits of the Township of Darby.
[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990;
by Ord. 573, 11/26/1990; by Ord. 577, 10/9/1991; by Ord. 594, 9/8/1993;
by Ord. 601, 3/9/1994; by Ord. 630, 12/9/1998; and by Ord. 689, 12/8/2010]
The code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
1.
"Township of Darby" shall be inserted wherever the words "Name of
Municipality" appear in brackets therein. Wherever the term "legal
officer" or "legal representative" is used in this code, it shall
be held to mean the Township Solicitor.
2.
Section P-100.4 is hereby added as follows:
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P-100.4. Effective Date. This code shall take effect
on _____.
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3.
Section P-104.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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P-104.1. Continuation. The legal use and occupancy
of any structure existing on the effective date of this Part, or for
which it had been heretofore approved, may be continued without change
except as may be specifically covered in this code or deemed necessary
by the plumbing official for the general safety and welfare of the
occupants and the public.
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4.
Section P-114.2 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
[Amended by Ord. 711, 12/4/2013]
A.
The Township Treasurer shall be empowered to collect such fees for
the filing of plans and issuance of permits as are hereinafter set
forth; provided, however, that the same may be changed at any time
by regulation adopted by the Board of Health and approved by the Board
of Commissioners.
B.
Fees shall be paid in accordance with the following building classifications,
based on their use or occupancy, and in accordance with the contract
or estimated cost of work, where required.
(1)
Class 1, Residential. This classification includes buildings
or parts thereof in which families or households live or in which
standing accommodations are provided, such as apartment houses, hotels,
motels, dormitories or dwellings. A separate permit shall be required
for each dwelling unit in the case of multifamily construction.
(2)
Class 2, Public. This classification includes buildings or parts
thereof in which people come together for transaction of public business
for civic, political, social or religious purposes, for educational
purposes or for entertainment or recreation, such as town halls, churches,
schools, theaters and grandstands.
(3)
Class 3, Institutional. This classification includes buildings
or parts thereof in which people are harbored for medical, charitable
or other care or treatment or in which people are detained for penal
or correctional purposes, such as hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums,
homes for the aged, prisons and reformatories.
(4)
Class 4, Business and Industrial. This classification includes
buildings or parts thereof in which goods are manufactured, stored,
converted or sold, or in which professional services are rendered,
such as factories, warehouses, stores, restaurants or eating places,
office buildings, banks or financial institutions, public garages,
sales and showrooms for mechanical equipment.
5.
Section P-117.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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P-117.4. Penalties. Any person who shall violate
any provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, and in default of payment,
to imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this code continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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6.
Section P-118.2 shall be deleted.
7.
Section P-201.0 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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P-201.0. Administrative Authority. The person appointed
by the Board of Commissioners to the position with authority to administer
and enforce the provisions of this code.
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8.
Section P-303.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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P-303.2. Public Systems Available. A public water
supply system or public sewer system shall be deemed available to
premises used for human occupancy if such premises are within 150
feet, measured along a street, alley, or easement, of the public water
supply or sewer system and a connection conforming with the standards
set forth in this code may be made thereto.
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9.
Section P-308.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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P-308.3. Freezing. Water service piping and sewers
shall be installed below recorded frost penetration but not less than
three feet below grade for water piping and three feet for sewers.
Plumbing piping in exterior building walls shall be adequately protected
against freezing by insulation or heat, or both.
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[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
In all matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the
commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations,
as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are
the same as or more limiting than the provisions of this Part. The
code shall control in all cases where the state requirements are not
as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
The provisions of this Part, so far as they are the same as
those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the
enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances
and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall
not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect
any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any
right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any
of the repealed ordinances.
